Check it out.

JK,
The backlog cases does fear me. But its going to be after 2006, where Immigration would take just 6 months, by that time all in the forum would have received their Green Card for sure..

Thanks for the info though.

Want GC Soon :)
 
I dont think they will follow this

Hi All

This sounds good but i have appehensions if USCIS really would follow it. Many times such things were announced but we never got to see the result. Eg; PERM , we have been hearing since 3 yrs but yet its not been implemented.

Cant beleive them .......

U_take_it_easy
 
U_take_it_easy said:
Hi All

This sounds good but i have appehensions if USCIS really would follow it. Many times such things were announced but we never got to see the result. Eg; PERM , we have been hearing since 3 yrs but yet its not been implemented.

Cant beleive them .......

U_take_it_easy
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I agree with you. Press gimmick. Started with a bang but will deflate on the way. How can they adjudicate 4 years worth of cases in next 2 years if they have to achieve their goals .....
 
I don't know...

Seems to me they are kind of "practicing" at least partly what they say they will do - they do have the online notification thing, the electronic filling of forms, the electronic biometric storage... they are on the track... whether its the right track or not for those waiting in the queue - us - is not yet clear.

Besides, isn't PERM part of the Department of Labor? - not Homeland Security, I don't think.

Thanks,
DG
 
DesiG said:
Seems to me they are kind of "practicing" at least partly what they say they will do - they do have the online notification thing, the electronic filling of forms, the electronic biometric storage... they are on the track... whether its the right track or not for those waiting in the queue - us - is not yet clear.

Besides, isn't PERM part of the Department of Labor? - not Homeland Security, I don't think.

Thanks,
DG
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You are right. PERM is part of DOL. But I work on a project with a State Agency (similar structure as a Federal Agency). They start with a bang, but their decision making abilities are BAAAAAD. They get out of the office dot at 4:00 whatever may be happening to the world. I dont have much hope in terms of actually finishing the work. I know they have had some improvements, but they have a long long way to go to finish the pending 3.7 million cases .. by GOD man that a million cases for each Service Center. That is a looooot to do.
 
Assuming an officer touches 1 case per hour :
So,

3000 officers touches 7 cases per day = 21,000

22 days/ month /year = 22 x 12 x 21,000
= 5544000 cases will be touched per year.. WOW
 
GCJaisaKoiNahi said:
Assuming an officer touches 1 case per hour :
So,

3000 officers touches 7 cases per day = 21,000

22 days/ month /year = 22 x 12 x 21,000
= 5544000 cases will be touched per year.. WOW
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Add the pending number to 6 million new cases that they receive each year. So they leave out half a million from them as per your calculation and it does not get done ... They will have to increase the processing rate from the current rate (whatever it is right now ...) I would say atleast double, else they will never be able to reduce the backlog. Also there is a hiring freeze in DHS till September, 2004. So this is the only go.
 
Processing 6 months, EAD for 5 years

Interesting, the target to process immigration applications is 6 months whereas the interim employment authorization document to be valid for 5 years.

Looks like a bug in the thought process.
 
GC_GoneCase said:
Interesting, the target to process immigration applications is 6 months whereas the interim employment authorization document to be valid for 5 years.

Looks like a bug in the thought process.
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That's funny... you are right !
 
Want GC Soon said:
But its going to be after 2006, where Immigration would take just 6 months, by that time all in the forum would have received their Green Card for sure..
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I don't want to depress anyone but IMO, I could very easily still be waiting for my I-485 (ND 10/23/03) in 2006 or even 2007.

2006 is only 1.5 years away and depending on if/when/how the VSC implements to Fujie Memo, this could slow down cases with approved I-140's even more.

:( :( :(

ETA
 
don't forget amensty to illegal aliens that would increase the load by at least twice apart from regular 6 mil each year. Remember 245i lot of ppl got affected (who filed labor after Apr 30 -2001 including myself had to refile the labor again after waiting for more than year.)

Regarding EAD why are they talking about issuing for 5 years when they want to process the whole app in 6 months? Technically what they should have is elimination of EAD and AC21 if they are really serious about processing apps in 6 months.

This release could be becuase of two things
1. CIS diro had to give testimony before senate ( i think ) today check Vermont I485 forum

2. The lawsuit filed by Rajiv.(CIS is doing CYA)

The USCIS backlog elimination plan focuses on three objectives:

1 Achieving a high-level of performance by establishing clear, concrete milestones and actively monitoring progress towards these milestones;
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Can we see those "progress reports" atleast monthly basis

2 Transforming business practices by implementing significant information technology improvements and identifying processing improvements to transform the current way of doing business; and
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what type of business practices are they going for CMM /sigma certifications

3 Ensuring integrity by instituting comprehensive quality assurance measures.
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do they have separate audit process if not they need to hire new ppl

look at those objectives.. reminds me whenever there is change in management or when ppl are under gun such things are published.

i am trying to be realistic rather than pessimestic based on past and how GOVT works no matter where your are in the world.
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hmd said:
Regarding EAD why are they talking about issuing for 5 years when they want to process the whole app in 6 months? Technically what they should have is elimination of EAD and AC21 if they are really serious about processing apps in 6 months.
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I think this will help people who have family based adjustment applications and their priority is not current. This will allow those people who are already in US on some other visa to continue working for 5 years without waiting for a new EAD every year. There are a lot of such cases and they are always going to increase. Simple logic .. more immigrants mean they will eventually file for more of their relatives .. so in the long run such people will outnumber the employment numbers. Also employment numbers are limited because of the cap on various types of visas - especially H1B.
 
Not only family based adjustments, but also refugees and asylum seekers etc. (all those other categories in the 485 form) whose processes take several years to complete (not that ours don't, but backlogs in employment-based applications are fairly recent) - for those folks, it probably means not only taking days off work to get the EAD, but also missing wages or losing jobs.
 
dazzling said:
I think this will help people who have family based adjustment applications and their priority is not current. This will allow those people who are already in US on some other visa to continue working for 5 years without waiting for a new EAD every year. There are a lot of such cases and they are always going to increase. Simple logic .. more immigrants mean they will eventually file for more of their relatives .. so in the long run such people will outnumber the employment numbers. Also employment numbers are limited because of the cap on various types of visas - especially H1B.
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i understand that. here is the list of categories which can file I765

I765 category list

But what i am talking about is specifically related to EB(1to5) based. I think CIS has to keep in mind all the categories for this.THe 5 year EAD will give very good excuse against the law suit (by Rajiv) for the GOvt to say to the court that even though I485 is not adjucated they get the same benefits since EAD's are for 5 years where in the applicants can change the jobs with impunity as long as they are same and similar.

So even though it saves time and money for the applicants in short future but the bigger problem of adjucating I485 will not have any solutions.(atleast i am not seeing them for EB based). The level of agony won't digress.


In 6 months processing they plan is 3 months for labor (PERM) and 3 months for I140 and I485 . That is why the pilot programs are for 90 days to test this concept. But when will that will actually be implemented and CIS will stick to it just have to wait and see (just like what we are doing now ..at which i think we all are getting pretty good at, not by choice of course).

Have we seen CIS asking for FP along with I140andI485 when ppl are filing concurrently?? That will be the right step in that direction. well before that they need to clear the existing backlogs first.

Lot of ppl haven't got any notices for FP with ND beyond June 03 ( i think)
so how will they reduce the backlogs not to mention all the ppl waiting from 2001 on so who are having Fp's done 2 to 3 times ..

having Objectives is good but as they say IMPLENTATION and EXECUTION where things really matter....Otherwise is just gas or aimless chatter in the Black hole.

I will believe it when i see it
 
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